Saturday, 22 June 2013

Checks to Complete a NetApp FAS/V-Series Basic Install (7-Mode)

Below is a brief listing of some basic tasks/checks to
complete an install of a NetApp FAS/V-Series controller. This post follows on
from having completed the hardware install (cabling and such), powered on the
system, and having run through the setup script applying a basic configuration.

Software
updates

To get software
(e.g DOT 8.1.2P4):

FAS1&2> software get http://192.168.168.168/812P1_q_image.tgz

To update software
(e.g for 8.1.2P4):

FAS1&2> software update
812P4_q_image.tgz

Reboot to complete
the software upgrade:

FAS1&2> reboot

Basic Checks:

To check ACP:

FAS1&2> storage show
acp

To check disk MPHA:

FAS1&2> storage show
disk -p

To get
environmentals:

FAS1&2> environment
status

To check the root
volume container aggregate is healthy:

FAS1&2> aggr status

To check the root
volume is healthy:

FAS1&2> vol status

To show devices on
the system:

FAS1&2> sysconfig -ca

Basic
Configuration:

To show all the
licenses:

FAS1&2> license

To add any
licenses:

FAS1&2> license add XXXXXXX

Enabling HA:

FAS1or2> cf enable

Checking HA (CF = Controller
Failover) status:

FAS1&2> cf status

Note: It is always
good to cf enable before leaving site - if all is well hardware health wise,
this removes the amber warning light on the heads, leaving all lights green!